When does an urgent food crisis become a famine?
Nine-month-old Ali Hassan is among a generation of Somalian babies facing a looming famine. Credit: AP An unprecedented four nations...
ITV News
Mar 7, 2017
ISIS Accused of Unleashing Chemical Weapons in Mosul
By Belkis Wille The Islamic State (also known as ISIS) has been accused of carrying out a chemical attack in Mosul last week, which, if...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 6, 2017
UN: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The United Nations warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons in Mosul, if confirmed, would be a war crime and a...
Associated Press 1
Mar 4, 2017
Iraq’s Grisly Liberation
Inside the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh (Joseph Galanakis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) In the Nineveh Plains cities...
Mindy Belz | World Magazine
Mar 4, 2017
Security in the Aftermath of ISIS
The Nineveh Plain Safe Zone would promote security, foster local governance, and revitalize the area’s economy. It’s time to put it in...
Syria: Latest Round of Peace Talks Between Government and Opposition Begin in Geneva
On 23 February, the Syrian government and opposition delegations gathered in Geneva to launch the fourth round of UN-sponsored...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Mar 3, 2017
Yemen Conflict: Red Cross Appeals for Access to Key Port
The ICRC described the port of Hudaydah as a "lifeline" for the people of Yemen The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has...
BBC News
Feb 28, 2017
Voice of America Christian Immigration From Iraq Makes Future of Church Uncertain
Hind Safaa has returned to her hometown of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq after Islamic State fighters were pushed out of the town. She and...
Rikar Hussein | EMPOWERMENT INSTITUTE
Feb 26, 2017
Iran Human Rights Violations Continue Unabated
President Hassan Rouhani election was based on his “moderate” campaign, which seemed to signal a change in Iran on various issues,...
Siavosh Hosseini | The Media Express
Feb 26, 2017
Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish PKK in Iraq
Turkish war planes illegally operating in Iraq have targeted Kurdistan Worker Party (PKK) positions. At least 34 fighters of the PKK, in...
Paul Antonopoulos | AINA
Feb 21, 2017
Turkish Military Says 44 Islamic State Militants Killed in Syria
Forty-four Islamic State militants were killed by Turkey-backed operations around the Syrian town of al-Bab and in U.S.-led coalition air...
Reporting by Orhan Coskun | Writing by Daren
Feb 21, 2017
Aleppo, Mosul & Beyond: What Future do Christians have in the Middle East?
FEBRUARY 20, 2017 Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the discussion panel...
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Feb 21, 2017
